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when it comes to medicare, this is a basic debate about ending the medicare benefits. my records indicate that voted to not just preserve it does strength and it. >> monica, the last question. >> because of the economic downturn, the education in our country have had their budgets dropped. it makes it challenging, most would say come to believe that our students in the future will be competing on a level playing field on around the world because of bigger class sizes, fewer books, less time with quality teachers. how would you improve education? mr. smith, you would suggest eliminating the department of indication altogether. is that the right plan for this moment? -- the department of education altogether. >> the best way to educate our students is at the state level. that is between the local school board, teachers, and parents. i said i would take a look at the department of education, and it's possible, but they do some good things. we do not want to throw it away, but we need -- any federal organization, especially as big as the department of education, there's a
when it comes to medicare, this is a basic debate about ending the medicare benefits. my records indicate that voted to not just preserve it does strength and it. >> monica, the last question. >> because of the economic downturn, the education in our country have had their budgets dropped. it makes it challenging, most would say come to believe that our students in the future will be competing on a level playing field on around the world because of bigger class sizes, fewer books,...
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one example, medicare. medicare is a promise to folks who have fought our wars, worked in our factories, worked in this country. there is a vast difference between the two of us on this issue. i not only believe that we have to take steps to make sure that we have a guaranteed benefit of medicare, but i voted that way to strengthen medicare to make sure that we take steps to never take away that guaranteed benefit. my opponent thinks we should take away the guarantee benefit of medicare and changed it either by giving someone a voucher or changing it even more radically. the good news is that despite all the concerns that some people have about the way campaigns are conducted, at the end a lot of folks know the differences on jobs and we are moving the economy forward to make sure that we are doing everything possible to honor seniors and protect their medicare. >> i could ask about medicare or health care reform again in a few moments, or you could both have another few moments to talk about it right now.
one example, medicare. medicare is a promise to folks who have fought our wars, worked in our factories, worked in this country. there is a vast difference between the two of us on this issue. i not only believe that we have to take steps to make sure that we have a guaranteed benefit of medicare, but i voted that way to strengthen medicare to make sure that we take steps to never take away that guaranteed benefit. my opponent thinks we should take away the guarantee benefit of medicare and...
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i was talking to mike noels he gets the medicare through medicare advantage. he likes the fact it's a wrap around kind of program. he doesn't have to deal a lot of pieces and works well with the tricare. i support that program. congressman is the only candidates for the united states senate on the stage that voted to cut medicare by $700 billion in the health care act. now he say it is went to insurance companies. he means medicare advantage. that's what he's talking about. he's going deny seniors that choice. about third of it also went to payments for hospitals and that's why between 15 and 20% of our hospitals here in the state are going to go under because of the health care act he supported. and took $700 billion out of medicare. >> moderator: martin, your rebuttal. >> i have never cut a single benefit under the medicare program. i adopt believe in cutting benefits under the medicare program. we added benefits that we paid for by eliminating subsidizes to insurance companies that were pulling money out of medicare and in to corporate profits. now the ryan
i was talking to mike noels he gets the medicare through medicare advantage. he likes the fact it's a wrap around kind of program. he doesn't have to deal a lot of pieces and works well with the tricare. i support that program. congressman is the only candidates for the united states senate on the stage that voted to cut medicare by $700 billion in the health care act. now he say it is went to insurance companies. he means medicare advantage. that's what he's talking about. he's going deny...
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it took $716 billion out of medicare to fund obamacare. does i believe anybody in america in wisconsin thinks it's taken $716 billion out of medicare and put it to help fund obamacare is good for medicare, i think it is absolutely a travesty. >> moderator: briefly on that and another question each on the affordable care act. yes, please. baldwin: aarp said that simply is not true, this allegation about the $716 billion. what was it? this happened in part under tommy's watch. there was excessive over payments to the private insurance companies managing part of medicare, and we ended those. some of other savings came from negotiations with providers who in anticipation of the affordable care act and having far more patients said this is something we agree to, and then we went after waist, but no guaranteed benefit was altered in any way. in fact, there were two major improvements for all medicare beneficiaries. preventative care and shrinking the donut hole, and the solvency increased by nearly a decade. >> moderator: address a question abou
it took $716 billion out of medicare to fund obamacare. does i believe anybody in america in wisconsin thinks it's taken $716 billion out of medicare and put it to help fund obamacare is good for medicare, i think it is absolutely a travesty. >> moderator: briefly on that and another question each on the affordable care act. yes, please. baldwin: aarp said that simply is not true, this allegation about the $716 billion. what was it? this happened in part under tommy's watch. there was...
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barack obama will protect medicare. bob casey will protect medicare. period. host: let's go to mike in pennsylvania. many people refer to your part of the state as alabama. do you feel like you live in an alabama-like state? pennsylvania is pittsburgh on the west, philadelphia on the east and george in the middle. -- georgia in the middle. host: what part of pennsylvania? caller: north central, right off of the interstate 8. when barack obama took office, 42% of the taxpayers were not paying any income tax. people in central pennsylvania and all across the t are getting tired of this class warfare. you look at the most wealthy california, massachusetts, maryland. they are the most democratic states. they are the ones that claim help their constituents. they vote republican. why is that? is not because they are wealthy. it is because they have a value system. they do not want government solving their problems. host: thanks for the call. josh, would you like to respond? guest: there are people in his community that may not be paying income taxes right now. the 4
barack obama will protect medicare. bob casey will protect medicare. period. host: let's go to mike in pennsylvania. many people refer to your part of the state as alabama. do you feel like you live in an alabama-like state? pennsylvania is pittsburgh on the west, philadelphia on the east and george in the middle. -- georgia in the middle. host: what part of pennsylvania? caller: north central, right off of the interstate 8. when barack obama took office, 42% of the taxpayers were not paying...
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the medicare trust fund is last ing longer. he lengthened the life of medicare by eight years, closed the donut hole and saved the average senior $600 and we help them buy insurance at pre- existing conditions. romney's position is "repeal it. to heck with people with preexisting conditions. bring it down to 2016." and he says, "oh, i have to do this. these insurance companies won't cover anyone in medicare advantage." really? if if that is true we ought to know because that law is in effect for right now. what happened last year? he had a number of companies providing medicare advantage to 17% of people who are paying 16% less. president obama strengthened health-care. i want to say something about energy. ohio is not just about gas and coal. you also people working in the solar and wind industry. mitt romney's policy is all of the above except nothing for wind and nothing for solar. we have 100,000 americans working in the solar industry today. the prices are dropping. we rank first or second in the world in the ability to ge
the medicare trust fund is last ing longer. he lengthened the life of medicare by eight years, closed the donut hole and saved the average senior $600 and we help them buy insurance at pre- existing conditions. romney's position is "repeal it. to heck with people with preexisting conditions. bring it down to 2016." and he says, "oh, i have to do this. these insurance companies won't cover anyone in medicare advantage." really? if if that is true we ought to know because that...
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remember, medicare supplement insurance helps cover some of what medicare doesn't pay -- expenses that could really add up. these kinds of plans could save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs... you'll be able choose any doctor who accepts medicare patients. and you never need referrals. so don't wait. with all the good years ahead, look for the experience and commitment to go the distance with you. call now to request your free decision guide. this easy-to-understand guide will answer some of your questions, and help you find the aarp medicare supplement plan that's right for you. melissa: are you ready? there are only seven days left until the election. of the president obama has a new plan to help business. he wants to create an entirely new cabinet position, the secretary of business. great, more government, just what we need! here is idea. why don't we take money creating this job give it back to businesses in form of lower taxes, so they can hire more people and purchase more equipment? that is an idea. we have the owner of metcalf manufacturer and tech resources. thanks f
remember, medicare supplement insurance helps cover some of what medicare doesn't pay -- expenses that could really add up. these kinds of plans could save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs... you'll be able choose any doctor who accepts medicare patients. and you never need referrals. so don't wait. with all the good years ahead, look for the experience and commitment to go the distance with you. call now to request your free decision guide. this easy-to-understand guide will answer...
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good, if not better than medicare. all seniors will be taken care of these and people will have the to protect them when they get to that age. >> the plan just propose, will it save any money? >> right now you cannot score in like it to washington but it was introduced by a couple of u.s. senators and they said it would save medicare. i will like to see it. i wdelete it is a plan. paul ryan has a plan. -- at least it is a plan. paul ryan has a plan. tommy thompson has a plant. president barack obama has the plant. tammy baldwin has no plans. >> we do know something about his brand new plan on medicare and that is that health costs in the federal employee health benefit program are increasing at a rate of 40% faster than traditional medicare. that gives you a sense. it is not a full score. but that is something we do know. that would not save us money. it would shift a huge burden to seniors. this idea that he never supported the voucher program, he ran ads in his primary sang out will be the 51st vote to pass the paul
good, if not better than medicare. all seniors will be taken care of these and people will have the to protect them when they get to that age. >> the plan just propose, will it save any money? >> right now you cannot score in like it to washington but it was introduced by a couple of u.s. senators and they said it would save medicare. i will like to see it. i wdelete it is a plan. paul ryan has a plan. -- at least it is a plan. paul ryan has a plan. tommy thompson has a plant....
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barack obama will protect medicare. bob casey will protect medicare. host: let's go to mike in pennsylvania. do you feel like you live in an alabama-like state? caller: absolutely. pennsylvania is pittsburgh on the west, philadelphia on the east and george in the middle. host: what part of pennsylvania? caller: north central, right off of the interstate 8. when barack obama took office, 42% of the taxpayers were not paying any income tax. that is now 50%. people in central pennsylvania and all across the t are getting tired of this class warfare. you look at the most wealthy states in the nation, california, massachusetts, maryland. they are the most democratic states. they are the ones that claim they have all of the programs to help their constituents. you take the poorest states and they vote republican. why is that? is not because they are wealthy. they do not want government solving their problems. host: thanks for the call. josh, would you like to respond? guest: there are people in his community that may not be paying income taxes right now. the
barack obama will protect medicare. bob casey will protect medicare. host: let's go to mike in pennsylvania. do you feel like you live in an alabama-like state? caller: absolutely. pennsylvania is pittsburgh on the west, philadelphia on the east and george in the middle. host: what part of pennsylvania? caller: north central, right off of the interstate 8. when barack obama took office, 42% of the taxpayers were not paying any income tax. that is now 50%. people in central pennsylvania and all...
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that is money that she voted to take out of medicare. that is not help medicare. in addition, she voted to put a 15 person board of rationing health care and deciding how old you are and if you can get a particular treatment. that is a bad idea. what we have to do the fix medicare is get the government out of the price setting business for every particular procedure and allow a whole host of people to bid on that so seniors have a choice of the providers that they want. seniors deserve a choice. they ought to be able to pick the kind of system the what and do not have it forced upon them by the federal government. there is one thing worse than having the insurance company between the patient and the doctor, and that is having the federal government between them. >> 45 seconds for a rebuttal. >> congressman akin voted to remove that same amount of money from medicare now wants, but twice in the right and a budget. the difference is that instead of using that to fill the doughnut hole, like we did in the affordable health care act, the use that to make sure that the
that is money that she voted to take out of medicare. that is not help medicare. in addition, she voted to put a 15 person board of rationing health care and deciding how old you are and if you can get a particular treatment. that is a bad idea. what we have to do the fix medicare is get the government out of the price setting business for every particular procedure and allow a whole host of people to bid on that so seniors have a choice of the providers that they want. seniors deserve a...
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we have attacked medicare fraud and abuse. we need to continue to do that, in all government agencies. i spent years going into numerous fortune 500 countries -- companies looking for these inefficiencies. i plan using my government to find this week. >> can either of you give me any numbers? the department of energy? >> close to $85 billion. you are looking at a guy, never been in politics before, and i found three wasteful programs in the government. the combined savings of -- if every single member of the house was going and looking for wasteful programs, think about what that does. >> it is going to be a balanced approach. we need to look into it the tax code and go after deductions and loopholes that far too many corporations and individuals are getting away with. we need to make it a more fair playing field for companies. >> i wanted to get a break with my producer's questions, up because we hear from candidates all the time about what we are going to find wasteful spending. this is a chart, the u.s. debt clock, and view
we have attacked medicare fraud and abuse. we need to continue to do that, in all government agencies. i spent years going into numerous fortune 500 countries -- companies looking for these inefficiencies. i plan using my government to find this week. >> can either of you give me any numbers? the department of energy? >> close to $85 billion. you are looking at a guy, never been in politics before, and i found three wasteful programs in the government. the combined savings of -- if...
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medicare is critically important. it is an important safety net proposal that helps our seniors deal with the cost of medicine. the budget is growing in a very accelerated way. let's start off and say it is growing for a good reason. we are living longer. this is a problem. it is caused by success. but the knowledge that. we have to get medicare costs under control. i have put a plan on the table. when medicare was expanded when george allen was senator to cover prescription drugs, i heartily support that. i think it is great. the congress made two huge errors. they chose not to pay for the expansion. second, they guaranteed pharmaceutical companies they would not negotiate for the prices of prescription drugs. that was foolish. no pharmacy would make that mistake. if we allow the federal government to negotiate for prices with pharmaceutical credit -- companies, and we already do when we buy the same drugs, we save $25 billion over a year. we should have made that change years ago. we will have more to do. essentiall
medicare is critically important. it is an important safety net proposal that helps our seniors deal with the cost of medicine. the budget is growing in a very accelerated way. let's start off and say it is growing for a good reason. we are living longer. this is a problem. it is caused by success. but the knowledge that. we have to get medicare costs under control. i have put a plan on the table. when medicare was expanded when george allen was senator to cover prescription drugs, i heartily...
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less benefits in medicare. instead, seniors in this country have significantly more benefits on all kinds of preventive care, on savings in the prescription drugs because of the health care plan. >> that is definitely washington speak, talking around in circles. here's the reality. senator brown cut $716 billion from medicare. that is unfair to our senior citizens. it is unfair to our baby boomers. it is unfair to others reaching the age of eligibility. i will take a backseat to no one when it comes to saving social security, saving medicare, and ensuring that these programs are funded far to the future. >> i will take a point of privilege. what does that mean? are you for raising, are either one of you for raising the retirement age in order to deal with medicare or social security? >> for my grandmother, who i mentioned, we should not change anything for medicare and social security. for my parents, who are baby boomers, we should not change it. my niece is 20 month old. we maintain the status quo. there will
less benefits in medicare. instead, seniors in this country have significantly more benefits on all kinds of preventive care, on savings in the prescription drugs because of the health care plan. >> that is definitely washington speak, talking around in circles. here's the reality. senator brown cut $716 billion from medicare. that is unfair to our senior citizens. it is unfair to our baby boomers. it is unfair to others reaching the age of eligibility. i will take a backseat to no one...
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for tom smith to go on the air and compare his ideas for example wanting to shut down medication -- medicare as we know it. that is a legitimate debate to have. but going on the air and sending $20 million to attack senator casey is what people are sick and tired of. he will be rejected in this election. host: let's go to bismarck, north dakota. thanks for waiting. caller: i would like the floor to yield 10 seconds. if i could reserve 10 more, i would like to be heard a little bit more. host: this is not the u.s. senate. caller: people who put the u.s. senate in place, my point of view as an independent is, when george bush was our present, -- president, you do not talk about the president negatively. he has the vote of the entire united states. it is the job of the congress and the senate to cooperate with our direct advocates straight from the top. he knows what we want because we voted for him. he made promises. it is your turn to help our president, our advocate. if he wants to make health care universal, help him figure it out, not sit back and figure point. host: let me get a response.
for tom smith to go on the air and compare his ideas for example wanting to shut down medication -- medicare as we know it. that is a legitimate debate to have. but going on the air and sending $20 million to attack senator casey is what people are sick and tired of. he will be rejected in this election. host: let's go to bismarck, north dakota. thanks for waiting. caller: i would like the floor to yield 10 seconds. if i could reserve 10 more, i would like to be heard a little bit more. host:...
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medicare is going bankrupt. we got an obligation to strengthen the social safety net which is i'm willing to work across the aisle to make sure it's going to be there. >> you voted thed in care guarantee twice -- voted against the medicare guarantee twice. >> you deliberately trying to mislead the voters. you should demand more of your campaign. my vision going forward is to try to make sure we're strengthening the social safety net programs. social security is something -- social safety net program we have to make sure secure and be there for future generations. one of the things we have to do is work this a bipartisan fashion. >> brad schneider quick response on social security. >> when social security passed in 1935, half the seniors were living below the poverty line. we brought that down to 10%. we need to make sure social security is there for my generations. we need to make sure social security provide that safety net. we can't do in a way that forces them to choose between rent and medicine that pushes t
medicare is going bankrupt. we got an obligation to strengthen the social safety net which is i'm willing to work across the aisle to make sure it's going to be there. >> you voted thed in care guarantee twice -- voted against the medicare guarantee twice. >> you deliberately trying to mislead the voters. you should demand more of your campaign. my vision going forward is to try to make sure we're strengthening the social safety net programs. social security is something -- social...
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when you do not finish much, the medicare trust fund lasts longer. president obama lengthened the life of medicare by eight years, closed the doughnut hole, and we're helping these people buy insurance. repeal it. the heck with the people with pre-existing conditions. reopen the doughnut hole and bring the brink of see here for the medicare trust fund down to 2016. he says i have to do this because these insurance companies will not cover anybody with medicare advantage. really? if that is true we ought to know because that law is in effect for right now. what happened last year? he had a number of companies providing medicare advantage to 17% of people who are paying 16% less. president obama strengthened health-care. [applause] i want to say something about energy. ohio is not just about gas and coal. you also people working in the solar and wind industry. mitt romney's policy is all of the above except nothing for wind and nothing for solar. we have 100,000 americans working in the solar industry today. the prices are dropping. we rank first or se
when you do not finish much, the medicare trust fund lasts longer. president obama lengthened the life of medicare by eight years, closed the doughnut hole, and we're helping these people buy insurance. repeal it. the heck with the people with pre-existing conditions. reopen the doughnut hole and bring the brink of see here for the medicare trust fund down to 2016. he says i have to do this because these insurance companies will not cover anybody with medicare advantage. really? if that is true...
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to find out more, request your free decision guide. call or go online today. after all, when you're going the distance, it's nice to have the experience and commitment to go along with you. keep dreaming. keep doing. go long. >> shannon: some unbelievable images from nasa to show you how nasty hurricangetting. this satellite image shows the massive sides of the storm. video from the international space station on friday gave us another amazing view of the hurricane. right now, hurricane-force wins extend 175 miles out from the center. that massive storm could cause major issues in the east coast as it slowly moves towards land. rick has the latest on the hurricane sandy path. hi, rick. >> reporter: tropical storm-force winds extend 525 miles. when you get that much of an area with that strong of wind, you get an incredible storm surge. that's the major concern in the big population bull's-eye into the northeast. say the center
like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to find out more, request your free decision guide. call or go online today. after all, when you're going the distance, it's nice to have the experience and commitment to go along with you. keep dreaming. keep doing. go long. >> shannon: some unbelievable images from nasa to show you how nasty hurricangetting. this satellite image...
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. there's a range of plans to choose from, too. and they all travel with you. anywhere in the country. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp, an organization serving the needs of people 50 and over for generations... and provided by unitedhealthcare insurance company, which has over 30 yearsof . call today. remember, medicare supplement insurance helps cover some of what medicare doesn't pay -- expenses that could really add up. these kinds of plans could save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs... yo
like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see...
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and our ability to fund medicare is in doubt. tens of millions of americans still don't have medical insurance. and the nation faces challenges around the world -- from the middle east to china. later in the broadcast jeffrey brown of the pbs newshour will look at some critical issues all but been ignored during the campaign. frontline will examine key moments that shaped both candidates' lives when they were young men. political journalists and authors will join gwen ifill on the "washington week" set to discuss how the presidency has transformed many of the men who have won it. and jeff greenfield of "need to know" will weigh in on this question: how can we predict which candidates will become successful presidents? but we begin with a look at the most pressing problems facing the nation today, and how the candidates plan to remedy them. after all, the election is a fundamental a clash of ideas. and no matter who is elected tuesday, those problems are not about to go away soon. judy woodfruff of the pbs newshour kicks off our c
and our ability to fund medicare is in doubt. tens of millions of americans still don't have medical insurance. and the nation faces challenges around the world -- from the middle east to china. later in the broadcast jeffrey brown of the pbs newshour will look at some critical issues all but been ignored during the campaign. frontline will examine key moments that shaped both candidates' lives when they were young men. political journalists and authors will join gwen ifill on the...
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aarp has made it clear that the changes the affordable care act as for medicare strengthens medicare and does not cut benefits by even one penny. senator brown wants to talk about taxes. keep in mind there is only $1 trillion in tax cuts in the affordable care act. it comes to people who are purchasing health insurance and the small businesses that are providing health insurance. it is good for us. >> college debt for the students and families. we know it tops $1 trillion. higher education is the largest industry in massachusetts. the number means a lot to us. what would you do and what more can and should washington do if anything to address the soaring cost of college debt students face. >> i went to public schools and a commuter college. i ended up as a professor. i got to do that because of the opportunities afforded me by a good education that america invested in. now we live in a world where there is far too little investment, and is typically in higher education. there are four great community colleges in this area. we need to be making the investments in the community college
aarp has made it clear that the changes the affordable care act as for medicare strengthens medicare and does not cut benefits by even one penny. senator brown wants to talk about taxes. keep in mind there is only $1 trillion in tax cuts in the affordable care act. it comes to people who are purchasing health insurance and the small businesses that are providing health insurance. it is good for us. >> college debt for the students and families. we know it tops $1 trillion. higher...
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medicare is going to go bankrupt in the year 2024. i don't want medicare to go bankrupt. i want to fix medicare. but i want to make sure seniors in america and wisconsin are protected. only those that are going to be under the age of 50 by the year 2000 will have a choice, not a voucher like she says, i have never supported a voucher. what i support is a program that if you are 50 and under and they will make a choice to go with medicare or go with the federal help employees benefit, which congresswoman baldwin and all the people in congress and the president gets. that's a much better approach. it's good if not better than medicare. all seniors would be taken care of. all these young people would have something to protect them when they get to that age. >> the note of the plan but you just proposed, would save more money than what we are doing? >> it was introduced by a couple u.s. centers and they said it would save medicare. i would like to see it. at least it's a plan. paul ryan has a plan. tommy thompson has a plan. we have been waiting for months and years for barac
medicare is going to go bankrupt in the year 2024. i don't want medicare to go bankrupt. i want to fix medicare. but i want to make sure seniors in america and wisconsin are protected. only those that are going to be under the age of 50 by the year 2000 will have a choice, not a voucher like she says, i have never supported a voucher. what i support is a program that if you are 50 and under and they will make a choice to go with medicare or go with the federal help employees benefit, which...
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the biggest part of the ryan budget is the medicare plan. how far will you go? speak just to reiterate the question, mr. collins has also noted the ryan budget is no longer on the table, given the fact that mitt romney has said himself i had these plans, they're not exactly what my running mate has. is it fair game to continue linking him to something that is no longer out of? hochul: of course it. let me tell you one. mitt romney doesn't run legislation. there's a separation of policy. congress rights legislation, and twice, 2011, 2012 the ryan budget in the fourth. i have no doubt in mind if president romney is in place, and i'm going to work with him if he is, republican-controlled house, will have a ryan budget par three before us again next spring. we need people like me will continue pointing out what's wrong with the policies come and mitt romney does not write legislation. regardless of what he says, congress rights legislation. collins: says be clear. is only one candidate who does not support cuts in medicare for current seniors. ms. hochul in their su
the biggest part of the ryan budget is the medicare plan. how far will you go? speak just to reiterate the question, mr. collins has also noted the ryan budget is no longer on the table, given the fact that mitt romney has said himself i had these plans, they're not exactly what my running mate has. is it fair game to continue linking him to something that is no longer out of? hochul: of course it. let me tell you one. mitt romney doesn't run legislation. there's a separation of policy....
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to find out more, request your free decision guide. call or go online today. after all, when you're going the distance, it's nice to have the experience and commitment to go along with you. keep dreaming. keep doing. go long. >> back with us, a former iran hostage, a consulate officer when he was taken captain by militants that ran over the embassy there. don, 1979 was the year where we hadap ambassador killed, murdered in afghanistan. now we have that also happening in 2012, in benghazi. as you have watched this story in benghazi unfold, what goes through your mind? what are your thoughts? >> it was really very disappointing because one of the first thing i i heard was that the security in benghazi was limited because of considerations for foreign policy. we didn't want it to seem like an armed camp. we wanted to regularize our relationship. and these were the same sorts of things that i heard in tehran when we were talking ab
like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to find out more, request your free decision guide. call or go online today. after all, when you're going the distance, it's nice to have the experience and commitment to go along with you. keep dreaming. keep doing. go long. >> back with us, a former iran hostage, a consulate officer when he was taken captain by militants that...
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and to pay for that it is asking seniors to take medicare, the medicare guarantee and turn it into a voucher which will cost seniors $6400 a year more. taking students and asking them to pay more for loans, cutting pell grants. it's taking middle class families and increasing their taxes -- >> moderator: i'm hearing you say the general sense of fairness, this 70/30 that you've come up with. congressman, you signed a pledge for grover norquist's americans for tax reform to never raise taxes, but now you're saying you would consider deficit reduction solutions that would include increased revenue. why the change? dold: well, certainly if you're going to lower rates or raise rates in one area, you've got to lower them in another. and i don't believe that raising taxes is necessarily the answer -- >> moderator: but you're now open to increased revenue, and two years ago -- i'm asking why the change? dold: because when i got to washington, things were worse than even i anticipated. what i am looking to try to do is solve these big problems. so i've come forth with an idea and a plan. cert
and to pay for that it is asking seniors to take medicare, the medicare guarantee and turn it into a voucher which will cost seniors $6400 a year more. taking students and asking them to pay more for loans, cutting pell grants. it's taking middle class families and increasing their taxes -- >> moderator: i'm hearing you say the general sense of fairness, this 70/30 that you've come up with. congressman, you signed a pledge for grover norquist's americans for tax reform to never raise...
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his comment on medicare is also not true. politicized that it was the light and i did not vote for the eligibility age. this turned the fiscal cliff is such an important issue of our time. i have actually voted for a plan that will avoid the fiscal cliff. the bipartisan budget was fashioned after the president's deficit reduction commission is 1.2 trillion progrowth comprehensive tax reform that get america back to work in $300 billion in revenue with boston recession. it commits to spending levels for democrats and republicans agree to together. the fact of the matter is there's too much partisanship in d.c. this is an opportunity to come together and i'm disappointed by it upon it while sinai. >> host: we are going to turn it over to casey seiler nonprint questions from viewers at home. >> we've received a number of questions. as the party hurt, this is a time of great partisan division. @bruce tuchman who asks, in your time in politics, name one significant achievement was the result of working with a member of the opposit
his comment on medicare is also not true. politicized that it was the light and i did not vote for the eligibility age. this turned the fiscal cliff is such an important issue of our time. i have actually voted for a plan that will avoid the fiscal cliff. the bipartisan budget was fashioned after the president's deficit reduction commission is 1.2 trillion progrowth comprehensive tax reform that get america back to work in $300 billion in revenue with boston recession. it commits to spending...
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medicare. so, yes, i do think this is particularly important because low income seniors are -- and people with disabilities -- um, do have very low participation rates. and their benefits may be smaller, but when you package them all together, i think there's a big opportunity for improving people's well being. >> one more question? >> sure. you get the last call. >> hi. my name is sarah, i work with families usa. i have two questions for ms. rosenbaum. in addition to maryland, what other states are moving ahead with integrated applications not just within health coverage, be i across other programs? and then with the likelihood that the federal government will be significantly involved in, um, at least half of the states in terms of setting up the health benefits exchange, what do you think are the prospects for integration across programs in that context? >> um, well, i can tell you the six states that are in the wss project. and let me start by saying currently, i can't remember if this was
medicare. so, yes, i do think this is particularly important because low income seniors are -- and people with disabilities -- um, do have very low participation rates. and their benefits may be smaller, but when you package them all together, i think there's a big opportunity for improving people's well being. >> one more question? >> sure. you get the last call. >> hi. my name is sarah, i work with families usa. i have two questions for ms. rosenbaum. in addition to...
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but take the issues, the polls show people care about -- tax cuts, medicare are. they too complicated, too boring to be on the newscast and top of the fronts page as opposed to donald trump or ann coulter? >> i think people do want more substance and aren't getting it. one reason they tune it on, it's like the twitter effect. if it takes longer than 140 characters to talk about it, we don't talk about it. it's easier to talk about spray tanning in that limited environment. >> you agree with me that it is easier, more fun, and potentially more successful to play the game of sport as opposed to this serious business of -- >> i'm not robbing a bank because that's where the money is, but i agree that drives it, as well. but i don't let the candidates off the hook. i think -- you know, when we start beating up ourselves in the media, we deserve our blame. but we've got campaigns that have no substance to talk about. i mean, and one what are their -- do they get on twitter, goat youtube with the ads? they spin us about polls. you ask the romney people to explain how the
but take the issues, the polls show people care about -- tax cuts, medicare are. they too complicated, too boring to be on the newscast and top of the fronts page as opposed to donald trump or ann coulter? >> i think people do want more substance and aren't getting it. one reason they tune it on, it's like the twitter effect. if it takes longer than 140 characters to talk about it, we don't talk about it. it's easier to talk about spray tanning in that limited environment. >> you...
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care reform health care reform that would eliminate the for profit insurance companies and provide medicare for all individuals in the united states a former pediatrician and congressional fellow dr flowers worked within the system for years after the farm passed i was traveling around the country and people kept saying how are we going to get single payer i was speaking around you know various states and and i it's totally kind of came together like oh well unless you know as a as a movement even though we're in the majority of the population wants a single payer system we're not going to be strong enough as a single issue. kind of movement to have that kind of political power and health care is really part of a broader social economic justice movement anyway and so we really need to come together bring our strengths together combine our strengths to have the power and so i notice in my talks i was starting to shift more into you know calling for a broader movement as a core organizer of the october two thousand and eleven coalition that occupied freedom plaza in washington d.c. dr flowers
care reform health care reform that would eliminate the for profit insurance companies and provide medicare for all individuals in the united states a former pediatrician and congressional fellow dr flowers worked within the system for years after the farm passed i was traveling around the country and people kept saying how are we going to get single payer i was speaking around you know various states and and i it's totally kind of came together like oh well unless you know as a as a movement...
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i do not want medicare to go bankrupt. of i want to fix medicare, but i want to make sure that seniors in america and wisconsin are protected, and only those that are going to be under the age of 50 by the year 2000 will have a choice -- not a voucher, like she says i did. i have never supported a voucher. what i support, mike, is a program that those individuals that are 50 and under in year 2020 will make a choice, do i still want to go with medicare, or do i want to go with the federal health employees' benefit which congresswoman baldwin, all the people in congress, the president gets. >> through the weekend watch more debates from key house, senate and governors' races starting saturday morning at 10 eastern on c-span. >> the british defense committee is holding a series of hearings looking into the progress and security situation in afghanistan. tuesday members heard from the british ambassador to nato, the joint forces commander and the deputy commander for nato's afghan training operations. the two-hour hearing foc
i do not want medicare to go bankrupt. of i want to fix medicare, but i want to make sure that seniors in america and wisconsin are protected, and only those that are going to be under the age of 50 by the year 2000 will have a choice -- not a voucher, like she says i did. i have never supported a voucher. what i support, mike, is a program that those individuals that are 50 and under in year 2020 will make a choice, do i still want to go with medicare, or do i want to go with the federal...
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zero heartburn. [ male announcer ] it's time for medicare open enrollment. are you ready? time to compare plans and see what's new. you don't have to make changes, but it's good to look. maybe you can find better coverage, save money, or both. and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. ♪ medicare open enrollment. now's the time. visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. ♪ >>> now for our "what in the world" segment. in the final presidential debate, the one on foreign policy, it was interesting to note the countries that got a mention. iran was cited 47 times, of course. israel, 34 times. and china, 32 times. it was also telling, there was only one mention each of europe and africa, and none at all of india. but i was struck by the amount of play one small country got. the one doesn't usually register on washington's foreign policy radar. >> mali -- >> mali -- >> with a gdp 1% of mexico. why mali? here's the story briefly. radical islamist groups have taken control of as much as 2/3 of mali's territory, including the historic city of timb
zero heartburn. [ male announcer ] it's time for medicare open enrollment. are you ready? time to compare plans and see what's new. you don't have to make changes, but it's good to look. maybe you can find better coverage, save money, or both. and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. ♪ medicare open enrollment. now's the time. visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. ♪ >>> now for our "what in the world" segment. in the final presidential...
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it helps cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. to find out more, call today. snool a thousand miles for many front lines between israel and hamas mysterious explosions level an arms factory in sudan. did israel destroy weapons long before they could reach gzas? >> there are kagss the israelis may have done that, but if they did, this has a we hadder reach. analysts say this is part of a wider covert war that also involves iran. >> reporter: a series of big explosions overnight in the sudanese capital. what was this facility? >> an explosion occurred in one of the a.m. nugs depots in the military. >> reporter: a weapon making factory. witnesses tell cnn they saw planes above the facility at the time of the incident. one said he saw a plane leading with bright bliets and a secretary plain fired a rocket. the information minister says we think israel did the bombing. cnn cannot independently verify the claim. there's a chance the sudanese are not telling the truth. the israelis aren't talking. >> translator: i have nothing to say abo
like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it helps cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. to find out more, call today. snool a thousand miles for many front lines between israel and hamas mysterious explosions level an arms factory in sudan. did israel destroy weapons long before they could reach gzas? >> there are kagss the israelis may have done that, but if they did, this has a we hadder reach. analysts say this is part of a wider covert war that also involves iran. >>...
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. ♪ [ male announcer ] it's time for medicare open enrollment. are you ready? time to compare plans and see what's new. you don't have to make changes, but it's good to look. maybe you can find better coverage, save money, or both. and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. ♪ medicare open enrollment. now's the time. visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. ♪ >>> i mentioned the navy, for example, and we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. well governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets. >> that moment from the foreign policy debate got me thinking. and it led to our question of the week. during which war did the u.s. execute its last horse cavalry charge? was it, a, the civil war? b, the spanish-american war? c, world war i? or d, world war ii? stay tuned, and we'll tell you the correct answer. go to cnn.com/fareed for more of the "gps challenge" and lots of insight and analysis. you can also follow us on twitter and facebook, also remember if you miss a show, go to itunes. you can get the audio podcast for free, or
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thirty million workers what are they there for that's just one example majority of the people want full medicare for everybody in nobody out free choice of doctor and hospital both parties are against it the majority of the people conservatives and liberals want cracking down on corporate crime wall street to houston and the abuses that are in the mainstream press they won't even raise the issue of law and order for corporate crime so these are just some of the examples whereby the american people who are supposed to be sovereign in the constitution we the people is a preamble are basically show. excluded disrespected dismissed underpaid under-insured and flattered into acquiescence because they're told forget it there's only two parties you need to choose or you stay home instead of having a binding none of the above the way leningrad and st petersburg actually had after the demise of the soviet union that a binding none of the above so you could go to the polls and vote no to all the candidates and if it wins sets a new new election a new candidate they won't even support something like that w
thirty million workers what are they there for that's just one example majority of the people want full medicare for everybody in nobody out free choice of doctor and hospital both parties are against it the majority of the people conservatives and liberals want cracking down on corporate crime wall street to houston and the abuses that are in the mainstream press they won't even raise the issue of law and order for corporate crime so these are just some of the examples whereby the american...
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out of medicare. that's a fact. it's going affect medicare. it's the only way we'll be able to turn it around. is put the money back in and get serious about the discussion about medicare and social security. obamacare did nothing more than destroy jobs. it's new tax, t a mandate that frankly montana people don't like to be told what to do. they don't like the mandate you can't admit you made a mistake and voted for obamacare. tester: if no someone vote forking the pay raises. how come you're getting pay raises for you both of you say you didn't vote for them. two ads say you did. >> i voted to freeze them ever since the economy was heading south. i carried bills -- and so the congressman talk about pay raises -- [inaudible] that was incorrect. >> den any a denny a response? rehberg: as a matter of fact i did. i didn't wait until the resex to do. that's the problem they put in bill a little pay increase called cost of living. we don't have a chance to vote on. i cosponsored legislation to keep that fr
out of medicare. that's a fact. it's going affect medicare. it's the only way we'll be able to turn it around. is put the money back in and get serious about the discussion about medicare and social security. obamacare did nothing more than destroy jobs. it's new tax, t a mandate that frankly montana people don't like to be told what to do. they don't like the mandate you can't admit you made a mistake and voted for obamacare. tester: if no someone vote forking the pay raises. how come you're...
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i do not want medicare to go bankrupt. i want a fix medicare. i want to make sure seniors are protected. only those that will be under the age of 50 by the year 2000 will have a choice, not a voucher. i have never supported the voucher. i support a program that those steven -- those individuals 50 willnder in the year "20/22020 make a choice. all of the people and congress -- >> watch more debate from key house, senate, and governor's races starting seven -- saturday morning as o'clock eastern on c- span. >> tomorrow night, at 7:00, a debate from maine. maine's
i do not want medicare to go bankrupt. i want a fix medicare. i want to make sure seniors are protected. only those that will be under the age of 50 by the year 2000 will have a choice, not a voucher. i have never supported the voucher. i support a program that those steven -- those individuals 50 willnder in the year "20/22020 make a choice. all of the people and congress -- >> watch more debate from key house, senate, and governor's races starting seven -- saturday morning as...
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good, if not better than medicare. all seniors will be taken care of these and people will have the to protect them when they get to that age. >> the plan just propose, will it save any money? >> right now you cannot score in like it to washington but it was introduced by a couple of u.s. senators and they said it would save medicare. i will like to see it. delete it is a plan. paul ryan has a plan. -- at least it is a plan. paul ryan has a plan. tommy thompson has a plant. president barack obama has the plant. tammy baldwin has no plans. >> we do know something about his brand new plan on medicare and that is that health costs in the federal employee health benefit program are increasing at a rate of 40% faster than traditional medicare. that gives you a sense. it is not a full score. but that is something we do know. that would not save us money. it would shift a huge burden to seniors. this idea that he never supported the voucher program, he ran ads in his primary sang out will be the 51st vote to pass the paul rya
good, if not better than medicare. all seniors will be taken care of these and people will have the to protect them when they get to that age. >> the plan just propose, will it save any money? >> right now you cannot score in like it to washington but it was introduced by a couple of u.s. senators and they said it would save medicare. i will like to see it. delete it is a plan. paul ryan has a plan. -- at least it is a plan. paul ryan has a plan. tommy thompson has a plant....
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[ male announcer ] it's time for medicare open enrollment. are you ready? time to compare plans and see what's new. you don't have to make changes, but it's good to look. maybe you can find better coverage, save money, or both. and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. ♪ medicare open enrollment. now's the time. visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. ♪ >>> we are back with walter isaacson, sean will ents, and edmund morris, our superstar history panel. sean will ents, people look at this and say the race is tied. there are some indications that obama is ahead in the state-by-state polls so he could win the electoral collegend but could lose the popular vote. that happened, of course, in 2000. what are the historic parallels that you think of when you look at this election? >> in some ways there are no parallels when you look at the structured politics. but we're talking about tight elections, there have been any number of them, 1800, 1824, neither of the presidential candidates got in the majority of the electoral coll
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visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. ♪ try capzasin-hp. it penetrates deep to block pain signals for hours of relief. capzasin-hp. take the pain out of arthritis. >>> hello, fredricka whitfield with a check of our top stories now. it is the final campaign blitz. president barack obama got support from former president bill clinton in new hampshire this morning. the president also has florida, ohio, colorado on his schedule. and mitt romney was in des moines, iowa this morning. later on today, he'll rally in ohio, pennsylvania, and virginia. stay with cnn. we'll have live coverage from the campaign trail all day. >>> now for the latest on the superstorm, sandy. the storm is blamed for at least 111 deaths in the u.s. meantime shall as survivors try to recover, thousands of people still without power dealing with the cold now. forecasters say temperatures are expected to drop below freezing tonight and tomorrow evening. and sandwiches of comfort, we'll meet a lady making thousands to help out the victims. now back to fareed zakaria i can't gp
visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. ♪ try capzasin-hp. it penetrates deep to block pain signals for hours of relief. capzasin-hp. take the pain out of arthritis. >>> hello, fredricka whitfield with a check of our top stories now. it is the final campaign blitz. president barack obama got support from former president bill clinton in new hampshire this morning. the president also has florida, ohio, colorado on his schedule. and mitt romney was in des moines, iowa this morning....
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they say that we are hurting medicare. anybody know anybody on medicare? you are better off now than you were before we came and. no copiague, -- no copay for your annual visits. they would wipe all that out. the real secret, the real thing they are not talking about. as they did not talk about at the convention or now. the essential element of the budget. they literally eliminate medicare as a guarantee program. here is the deal. you should all be aware of this. under their plan, anyone reaching the age of 65 when they become eligible for their new medicare plan, anyone is automatically off of medicare. nobody is on it automatically. you can buy back into it with a budget will give you -- but it is designed not to keep pace with the cost of health care. that is why every outside group that has looked at this sad it would cost the nearest tens of thousands of dollars more. if you are 55 and go on it -- $60,000 more for your medicare. if you are 45 years old, but the time you qualify, $120,000 more. this is a sham. the truth of the matter is that the romney
they say that we are hurting medicare. anybody know anybody on medicare? you are better off now than you were before we came and. no copiague, -- no copay for your annual visits. they would wipe all that out. the real secret, the real thing they are not talking about. as they did not talk about at the convention or now. the essential element of the budget. they literally eliminate medicare as a guarantee program. here is the deal. you should all be aware of this. under their plan, anyone...
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to be a moment's time when, particularly after this woman one in upstate new york taking the seat on medicare platform basically. and it looks like that was going to be the winning argument, to simply to say that the republicans we will end the medicare guaranteed, but now that does not seem sufficiently potent to get them the majority. >> i want to take the moderator at the texas book festival prerogative and ask you about one particular texas congressman who you write about in this book. one of those freshmen elected 2010 from corpus christi. a very instead to die. if you pay attention to the congressional delegation he certainly is more interesting and more fun to write about and more fun to cover the others. why did you pick on them? and why did you take him to write about? and would you talk about him for this group? >> many of you are texans know the name, but noted in a different context. his grandmother is a liberal icon. did not give his politics from his grandmother. an entrepreneur, and somewhat of an accidental congressman. he ran in 2010 as the texas congressional district that i
to be a moment's time when, particularly after this woman one in upstate new york taking the seat on medicare platform basically. and it looks like that was going to be the winning argument, to simply to say that the republicans we will end the medicare guaranteed, but now that does not seem sufficiently potent to get them the majority. >> i want to take the moderator at the texas book festival prerogative and ask you about one particular texas congressman who you write about in this...
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when medicare's the system that you and i pay $30,000 into and get $100,000 benefit. it's a 3-1 what you pay in and what you get out. it's not sustainable. yet it's indicative of our federal government today which is on an institute, unsustainable path, the results of which are going to be a monetary collapse unless we actually bring this under control. and as a third party, i have been given the opportunity to make the case that's not being made by either of the two major candidates. >> thank you governor. [cheers and applause] >> a lot of people ask me why i would consent to do this. one, i like moderating and two, i like asking questions even though i didn't ask these questions, they were submitted. and three, i think these people deserve a lot of credit for coming forward. it's easy to sit back and watch these people stand up. they may not be counted on november 6, but they're counting today and they deserve to be heard. [cheers and applause] each is now entitled to a one minute response if they care to use it. jill? >> yeah, thank you, i just want to mention talk
when medicare's the system that you and i pay $30,000 into and get $100,000 benefit. it's a 3-1 what you pay in and what you get out. it's not sustainable. yet it's indicative of our federal government today which is on an institute, unsustainable path, the results of which are going to be a monetary collapse unless we actually bring this under control. and as a third party, i have been given the opportunity to make the case that's not being made by either of the two major candidates. >>...
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my opponent voted for the doughnut hole and medicare that was never paid for. my opponent. for -- voted for two on a paid for wars. they are just born to vote for all of these programs. look, i am dealing the facts on this. i believe that we have to of fiscal responsibility. >> and nobody believes more in fiscal responsibility than i do. but when some group of people commit an attack on our country come and kill 3000 people you do not sit back and say, we cannot spend money on this. i do not care what it costs to go out there and let them know we are not going to let them do these things to us. anybody who doesn't believe that does not deserve to be in the united states senate. >> next question. >> hello. what specifically would you change about the affordable care act? >> a lot of things. i think -- we are going up to repeal it and replace it. there are some good things and they are the republicans with a supported. the problem is that the republicans -- democrats would not deal with us. whenever you have a bill that affects 16 of the american economy, and it is passed sol
my opponent voted for the doughnut hole and medicare that was never paid for. my opponent. for -- voted for two on a paid for wars. they are just born to vote for all of these programs. look, i am dealing the facts on this. i believe that we have to of fiscal responsibility. >> and nobody believes more in fiscal responsibility than i do. but when some group of people commit an attack on our country come and kill 3000 people you do not sit back and say, we cannot spend money on this. i do...